Today’s announcement of the 34-concert summer series also features returning favorites O.A.R., Umphrey’s McGee, Trombone Shorty, Jason Isbell, CAKE and Rick Springfield. View the full schedule.
New Faces, Old Favorites: The 2025 lineup includes Chaka Khan, Vance Joy, Gary Clark Jr., Wynonna, The Psychedelic Furs and Rilo Kiley. (Courtesy Photos/Clark Jr. By Tony Norkus)
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Welcome to the biggest summer concert series ever at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park amphitheater.
Today’s announcement of 34 concerts in the 2025 series boasts first-time performers Wynonna Judd, Dinosaur Jr., The String Cheese Incident, Chaka Khan, Vance Joy, Rilo Kiley, Cheap Trick and The Psychedelic Furs, as well as returning favorites O.A.R., Lyle Lovett, Keb’ Mo’, Rick Springfield, Jason Isbell, CAKE, Trombone Shorty, The Revivalists and Umphrey’s McGee.
Michigan artists also are well represented this summer, with The Verve Pipe, The Crane Wives and The War and Treaty all headlining shows in the main Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens series, with the Grand Rapids Symphony joining The Verve Pipe, The War and Treaty and Guster for their appearances in the 1,900-seat venue.
Returnees: The War and Treaty play Meijer Gardens on Aug. 1, this time with the Grand Rapids Symphony. (Photo/Anna Sink)
The series kicks off May 30 with folk-rock faves The Head & The Heart, Futurebirds and Ann Graves, and closes Sept. 4 with indie-rock/alt-pop’s Rilo Kiley, the L.A. band fronted by Jenny Lewis that’s reuniting for a summer tour.
“We’re always striving for a nice mix of returning favorites and new acts, with the goal of providing a diverse, wide-ranging lineup that appeals to as many people as possible,” said John VanderHaagen, Meijer Gardens’ director of communications.
“We’re excited for how this year’s lineup turned out and feel like it’s a great mix of new, familiar and unique.”
One of those unique experiences: Colorado jam-band heroes The String Cheese Incident will follow up June’s Electric Forest in Rothbury with an Aug. 14 stop at Meijer Gardens. The series also boasts several intriguing double-bills: England’s The Psychedelic Furs with The Chameleons, progressive bluegrass band Leftover Salmon with The Infamous Stringdusters (and Kitchen Dwellers), alt-indie-rock’s Dinosaur Jr. with Snail Mail (and Easy Action), singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter with Brandy Clark.
Tickets go on sale to Meijer Gardens members at 9 a.m. April 19, with sales to the general public starting at 9 a.m. April 26 via AXS.com/MeijerGardens – the same platform used by Meijer Gardens last year when some frustrated buyers experienced early ticket snafus that later were corrected.
Gardens Debut: String Cheese Incident (Photo/Chelsea Whitaker)
“We have been working year-round with AXS to help ensure as smooth a process as possible and have several steps in place to help as many members as possible get tickets to the concerts that they want to see this summer,” VanderHaagen said.
“We wish that all members could get all of the tickets to every show that they want to attend, but unfortunately, demand far exceeds our limited supply.”
Buyers are encouraged to set up AXS accounts before tickets go on sale.
Member pre-sale ticket prices range from $43 for The Crane Wives on Aug. 28 and $50 for I’m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donavan) and Dinosaur Jr., Snail Mail and Easy Action on July 27, to $130 for Chaka Khan on June 4 and $135 for Smokey Robinson on Sept. 4.
Public sale ticket prices are $5 higher than member pre-sale prices.
This season’s average public ticket price for Meijer Gardens concerts is $86.09, 18.6 percent higher than last year’s average of $72.60.
It reflects an overall trend in the music industry. USA Today recently published a report showing that concert ticket prices across North America have reached an all-time high, averaging $135.92 per concert in 2024.
The Tuesday Evening Music Club series starring Michigan acts also will return this summer, with the lineup announced later this month.
MEIJER GARDENS 2025 SUMMER CONCERTS: THE SCHEDULE
May 30 – The Head and the Heart with Futurebirds, Anna Graves: $82 member presale | $85 member | $87 public
June 4 – Chaka Khan: $130 member presale | $133 member | $135 public
June 8 – I’m With Her (Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan): $50 member presale | $53 member | $55 public
June 12 – Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ with Abraham Alexander: $77 member presale | $80 member | $82 public
June 15 – Rick Springfield with John Waite, Wang Chung, Paul Young: $88 member presale | $91 member | $93 public
June 16 – Diana Krall: $97 member presale | $100 member | $102 public
June 18 – The Revivalists: $78 member presale | $81 member | $83 public
June 22 – Gary Clark, Jr. with Lamont Landers: $84 member presale | $87 member | $89 public
June 23 – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: $115 member presale | $118member | $120 public
June 25 – Wynonna Judd: $75 member presale | $78 member | $80 public
June 29 – The Psychedelic Furs with The Chameleons: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 July 7 – The Verve Pipe with Grand Rapids Symphony: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 public
July 13 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with JJ Grey & Mofro: $93 member presale | $96 member | $98 public
July 16 – O.A.R.: $83 member presale | $86 member | $88 public
July 18 – Leftover Salmon and The Infamous Stringdusters with Kitchen Dwellers: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 public
July 21 – Lyle Lovett and His Large Band: $72 member presale | $75 member | $77 public
July 23 – Guster with Grand Rapids Symphony: $70 member presale | $73 member | $75 public
July 27 – Dinosaur Jr. and Snail Mail with Easy Action: $50 member presale | $53 member | $55 public
July 31 – The Australian Pink Floyd Show: $65 member presale | $68 member | $70 public
Aug. 1 – The War And Treaty with Grand Rapids Symphony: $58 member presale | $61 member | $63 public
Aug. 3 – Train with Edwin McCain: $110 member presale | $113 member | $115 public
Aug. 7 – Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark: $70 member presale | $73 member | $75 public
Aug. 11 – Cheap Trick: $96 member presale | $99 member | $101 public
Aug. 14 – The String Cheese Incident: $90 member presale | $93 member | $95 public
Aug. 17 – CAKE: $88 member presale | $91 member | $93 public
Aug. 18 – Andy Grammer: $59 member presale | $62 member | $64 public
Aug. 21 – Maren Morris: $105 member presale | $108 member | $110 public
Aug. 24 – Umphrey’s McGee: $62 member presale | $65 member | $67 public
Aug. 25 – Charley Crockett: $68 member presale | $71 member | $73 public
Aug. 28 – The Crane Wives: $43 member presale | $46 member | $48 public
Sept. 4 – Smokey Robinson: $135 member presale | $138 member | $140 public
Sept. 5 – Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas with Willie Watson: $120 member presale | $123 member | $125 public
Sept. 11 – Vance Joy with Evan Honer, Kyle Schuesler: $105 member presale | $108 member | $110 public
Sept. 14 – Rilo Kiley: $65 member presale | $68 member | $70 public
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